What emerges from this story is a damning portrait of Pakistan’s strategy:
- Kill anti-state militants like TTP to secure ground.
- Shield pro-state terrorists like LeT, HM, and JeM.
- Cry for international funds in the name of counterterrorism.
- Divert resources to rebuild anti-India terror infrastructure.
Pakistan’s own Chief Minister of KPK, Ali Ameen Gandapur, admitted in August 2025 that Islamabad differentiates between “good” and “bad” terrorists. Operation Sindoor may have forced these groups to relocate, but it also ripped off Pakistan’s mask for the world to see.
The Markaz Jihad-e-Aqsa in Lower Dir is more than just bricks and cement; it is the rebirth of Lashkar-e-Taiba’s terror empire under Pakistan’s protection. The facility, still under construction, is already prioritised above even LeT’s religious projects—showing just how urgently Islamabad wants this hub operational.
For India, this development is both a warning and an opportunity. A warning that Pakistan’s terror factories are alive and expanding. An opportunity to expose, at every forum, the duplicity of a neighbour that kills its own civilians while nurturing killers for export.
The world must not be fooled. Pakistan’s war on terror is a lie—its war is against India, fought with proxies like LeT.